KPMG International announced aggregated network revenues of US$24.44 billion for the fiscal year, representing an 8.1% increase in local currency terms (up from 6.3% in the previous year).

“This has been an exciting year for KPMG, as we have continued to innovate and invest at a record pace to meet rapidly changing global business demands. The breadth of services offered to clients has expanded considerably, with significant investment in new technologies such as real-time D&A, a record number of acquisitions, and bringing on board thousands of new, highly talented professionals,” said John Veihmeyer, Chairman, KPMG International.

Strong regional results 

The Americas delivered exceptionally strong growth during the year, with revenues rising by 13.6%, driven by very strong growth in each of the three businesses: 15.2% growth in Advisory revenues (driven by double digit growth in Management Consulting, Risk Consulting and Deal Advisory), a 14.5% increase in Tax and an 11.8% increase in Audit revenues.  KPMG in the US grew by 14.8% driven by strong demand for Audit, Tax and Advisory services. US Advisory revenues increased by 17.9%*, Audit by 14.1% and Tax by 12.6%*.

In Asia Pacific, KPMG revenues grew 8.2% (an increase from 3.8% in the previous year), with Australian revenues increasing by 10.6%, China by 8.5%, Japan by 6.8% and Singapore by 11.2%. A SEAN revenues grew by 12.1% driven by double digit growth in Audit, Tax and Advisory services.

*Includes fee income associated with direct support of the Audit practice in the conduct of audits

Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMA, including India) revenues grew by 4.0%, down slightly from the 4.7% growth recorded in fiscal year 2014, reflecting the continued economic challenges faced by some countries in the region.  Strongest growth within the region came from India at18.3%, MESA (Middle East and South Asia) at 12.7% and Africa at 9.5%. Results in other key markets included Germany’s revenues, which grew by 7.8%, and Spain’s by 9.6%.

Growth in Audit, Tax and Advisory

The KPMG network generated increased local growth in FY15 across each of the Audit, Tax and Advisory businesses.

Audit

Audit performed strongly, with member firm revenue increasing 6.1% to US$10.03 billion, up from 3.8% growth in the prior year.

This growth was achieved against the backdrop of an increasingly challenging and highly competitive global market for audit and assurance services. The introduction of European Union(EU) audit reforms is driving an unprecedented level of audit tenders in the EU. KPMG firms are succeeding in this competitive environment, and were delighted to win a number of significant audit appointments.

“The audit market has never been more competitive, and we are seeing an increasingly dynamic market, with more frequent tenders. Our significant multi-year investment in audit is focused on harnessing the power of D&A, aimed at enabling our audit teams to dig deeper into the data, and producing greater insights about the businesses we audit to further enhance the quality of the KPMG audit,” said Veihmeyer.

Tax

Tax revenues grew strongly by 9.9% to US$5.31 billion, up from 6.1% growth in FY14, driven by an increased demand for tax compliance and tax advisory services in all three of our regions.

KPMG continued to lead the way in the global dialogue on the evolution of tax transparency and morality, contributing research, thought leadership and articles to further this important debate. KPMG’s publicly available Global Tax Principles set out the standards that KPMG tax professionals follow in their work delivering tax services for their clients.